During the pre-dawn hours of July 18,2012 a swarm of Federal Bureau of Investigations agents enter the home of Trenton Mayor Tony Mack. Unbeknownst to Mack, the agents spend over 10 hours rifling through the house, removing files of paperwork and even a computer, while the mayor, his wife and children are held up behind closed doors.

Mack claimed at the time that he did not know why or even what the federal authorities were looking for and when he finally emerged, with his son Tony Mack Jr. in tow, a calm and collected Mack said “We have not violated the public trust in any way,” to the slew of media waiting.

The following is a year of highlights since that infamous raid.

July 18, 2012

Federal Authorities conduct a raid at the homes of Mayor Tony Mack, his brother Ralphiel Mack and close confidant and campaign contributor Joseph “Jo-Jo” Giorgianni.

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The homes of Recreations Department employees Harold Hall and Charles Hall are also raided by the FBI, seeking information about possible bribery, extortion, money laundering, kickbacks and drug distribution.

July 19, 2012

Authorities begin a full sweep search at Trenton City Hall as part of an expanded federal probe. FBI Agents are seen going through file draws cabinets in the Parks and Recreations Department, in the Health and Human Services Department and a lengthy search was conducted in the office of Carmen Melendez, acting director of Housing and Economic Development.

July 22,2012

Mayor Mack went on vacation and appointed city Business Administrator Sam Hutchinson to serve as acting mayor.

August 1, 2012

PSE&G turns off all electricity and gas to Mayor Mack’s home due to non-payment of thousands of dollars in electricity bills. The service was restored later that same day when partial payment was allegedly made by an anonymous donor.

August 13, 2012

Mayor Mack puts his six bedroom Berkley Avenue home and two additional rental properties on the market. It is alleged that the mayor is unable to retain a lawyer.

September 10, 2012

Mayor Tony Mack and local Trenton business man Jo-Jo Giorgianni are arrested by federal agents on corruption charges linked to a parking garage sting operation. Trenton High School Football Coach, Ralphiel Mack, turns himself in later that same morning.

A teary eyed, handcuffed and disheveled Mayor, Mack and Giorgianni are arraigned that afternoon and are advised of the charges against them. According to the criminal complaint “The investigation revealed evidence of a conspiracy among the defendants and others to corrupt certain functions of Trenton City government in favor of a purported developer seeking to building a parking garage on City-owned property in exchange for cash payments totaling approximate $119,000, a total of $54,000 that the defendants actually accepted in one way or another and another $65,000 that they anticipated accepting.”

Giorgianni is also brought up on drug distribution charges in addition to the corruption charges.

November 13, 2012

Mayor Tony Mack hosts his first “Ask the Mayor” question and answer session in City Hall. The mayor is met with a slew of media and local out-spoken watchdogs, asking for his resignation.

November 16, 2012

A grand jury resumes their review evidence in the criminal case against the Mayor. It is rumored Carmen Melendez, the former acting director of Trenton’s Department of Housing and Economic Development, makes her third appearance to the grand jury.

November 1, 2012

City council voted 4-3 to cut Mack’s salary from $126,460 to $60,000 in an attempt to save funding to the city and citing the mayor’s awful work record as a reason to cut his salary. Mack vetoed the vote a day later.

November 21, 2012

City Council fails to garner enough votes to cut Mayor Mack’s salary by more than half.

December 6, 2012

Mayor Tony Mack is and his two co-defendants are indicted on eight counts of corruption and bribery charges.

December 7, 2012

Mayor Mack hosts Christmas Tree Lighting event at City Hall. He is seated alone, no family no friends, in the front row. He will not answer any questions from the public or from the media.

December 10, 2012

Tony Mack appeared in federal court to plead not guilty to the six corruption charges.

December 11, 2012

Police are called to Mayor Mack’s office as protesters fight changes to the Ask the Mayor Meetings. Mack was only meeting with select residents during a one-on-one session, sparking outrage as protesters tried to push the door open to gain access.

December 13, 2012

Mayor Mack and his Aide, Anthony Roberts, reveal a bust of President Barack Obama at the City Hall Atrium. City Council members are skeptical about funding for the bust and ask for a deeper investigation to reveal who, how much and if city workers were strong-armed into donating.

January 20, 2013

Mayor Tony Mack and his Aide Anthony Roberts travel to Washington to attend the President’s inauguration. It is alleged that Mack stood up at a mayors-only Lunch and introduced himself.

February 28, 2013

Charles Hall III, a key FBI informant, pleads guilty to two counts of extortion and conspiracy to distribute drugs. Hall, who allegedly taped conversations between Mack and Giorgianni for the government, admitted to meeting with Mack on June 27, 2012, and telling the mayor he had a $10,000 cash bribe from one of the developers to give to Mack.

March 20, 2013

Lemuel H. Blackburn, the Trenton attorney who was identified as a key cooperating witness in the FBI sting that led to the indictment of Trenton Mayor Tony Mack, dies.

May 2, 2013

Mark Davis, the Hamilton attorney who was initially hired by the day he was arrested, was accepted as a court-appointed lawyer for the duration of the case, according to court records.

May 21, 2013

Mayor Tony Mack’s trial is delayed yet again. His original trial start date was in January when Mack’s lawyer asked for a continuance. The date was then set for June.

State Senate President Stephen Sweeney asks the mayor to step down, saying that the federally indicted mayor is blocking Trenton from moving forward.

July 12, 2013

Jo-Jo Giorgianni appears in federal court to request a second bail modification. He asked to take a summer retreat to his condo in Florida which was denied by the judge. Federal prosecutors allege that Giorgianni has violated the restricted zone near and around Jo-Jo’s Steakhouse and the Club House, the alleged hub of the drug distribution ring. After several emotional outbursts and one death threat to the Assistant Attorney General, Judge Douglas Arpert warns Giorgianni to keep quiet.